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单词 Raj
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Definition of Raj in English:

Raj

nounrɑː(d)ʒ
the Rajhistorical
  • 1British sovereignty in India.

    the last days of the Raj
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Moreover, several police stations and even headquarters of the police divisions in the country continue to function on the methodology that has little changed since its inception during the British raj.
    • As far as loyalty to the British raj was concerned, one comes across several such letters by Gandhi in his early phase.
    • This set of essays written over a span of forty years from 1961 to 2002, examines the structure and working of the British Raj in India during the first half of Crown Rule.
    • In 1921, the Malabar Muslims, known as Moplahs, started a rebellion against the British raj whom they treated as enemies of Islam.
    1. 1.1Indian mass noun Rule; government.
      in singular they alleged that a ‘goonda raj’ had been set up in the state
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Excessive government control and the licence-permit raj paved the way for corruption, which has developed deep inroads in our community.
      • In a civilisation which boasts of panchayati raj in 5000 BC, democracy is still in its infancy.
      • Triplicane and Ice House areas have had a long history of goonda raj.
      • The licence-permit raj created passive consumers willing to buy any rubbish available.
      • Even today, a person wanting to drive a rickshaw, or to run a tea shop, suffers the same horrors of the license-permit-quota raj.
      Synonyms
      control, jurisdiction, command, power, sway, dominion, government, administration, sovereignty, leadership, ascendancy, supremacy, authority, direction, mastery, hegemony, regime, influence

Origin

From Hindi rāj 'reign'.

 
 
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